Breakdown of Keşke dedesi vasiyetinde fakirleri de gözetseymiş.
fakir
poor
de
too, also (de/da) / even if (concessive particle after conditional) / and (linking clauses)
dede
grandfather
keşke
if only / I wish
vasiyet
will / testament
gözetmek
to consider / to look after
Questions & Answers about Keşke dedesi vasiyetinde fakirleri de gözetseymiş.
How does the ending on gözetseymiş change the meaning of the wish?
The verb combines gözetmek (to look after/consider) with the conditional/wish suffix -se, a buffer -y-, and the reported suffix -miş. If it were gözetseydi, it would be your own direct wish: "I wish he had considered." Changing it to gözetseymiş makes it a reported or inferred wish. It means "I hear that they wish he had considered" or "Apparently, if only he had considered."
Why use gözetmek here instead of a more common verb like düşünmek (to think/consider)?
While düşünmek means "to consider" in a mental or logical way, gözetmek means "to look out for," "to protect," or "to keep someone's interests in mind." In the context of writing a will and providing for charity, gözetmek is the perfect word for making financial or caring provisions for the poor.
Can you break down the suffixes on vasiyetinde?
It comes from vasiyet (will/testament) + -i (3rd person singular possessive, meaning "his will") + -n- (a buffer letter used before case markers on 3rd person possessives) + -de (locative suffix, meaning "in"). Altogether, it translates to "in his will."
Why does fakirleri have the -i suffix at the very end?
That is the accusative case suffix. The verb gözetmek requires its direct object to take the accusative case when referring to a specific or defined group. Here, fakirler (the poor people) is the direct object being "looked after," so it becomes fakirleri.
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